Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
Rokot/Briz-KM
Status
Failure
Date
1 FEB 2011
14:00
Launch Provider
Russian Space Forces
Launch Pad
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Overview
Geo-IK-2 is a Russian geodesy mission to deliver precise three-dimensional maps of the Earth’s surface and gravitational data for use in scientific studies and military applications. This satellite was supposed to be the first one of the two-spacecraft system, however it was not delivered to an operational orbit due to upper stage underperformance.
Rocket
Rokot/Briz-KM
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not available